On Saturday, 5 July, join the free entrance tour through the exhibition Koen Vermeule - Poetry Suite. A wide selection of works are on show at Museum JAN. Paintings and gouaches - many of them never shown before - that depict his world, his perception, his view of the environment and the people in it. The images originate in unspectacular, everyday life. The urban landscapes are often pointed observations of our own time and contemporary human behaviour, while his landscapes are characterised by silence and timelessness.

Do you ever dream about mysterious animals with wings,
horns or even three eyes? In this imaginative workshop, your
fable friend or mythical figure comes to life!
With all kinds of materials, you build a 3D creature that seems to come straight out of an ancient Greek story.

On Saturday, 28 June, join the extra free entrance tour through the exhibition Ossip Zadkine - Men, Myth and Metamorphosis. Ossip Zadkine (1888-1967) was inspired by classical antiquity and nature. His work centres on myths and metamorphoses. Museum JAN in Amstelveen is devoting an exhibition this summer and autumn to this Russian-French artist, who enjoys international fame as the creator of the war memorial “The destroyed city” in Rotterdam. Besides a select group of sculptures typical of Zadkine's view of art and artistry, a lesser-known part of his work will also be on display in Amstelveen. With his expressive gouaches, lithographs and etchings, Zadkine demonstrated an exceptional double talent.

Sculptor Ossip Zadkine is inextricably linked to the Netherlands. His famous monument The Destroyed City in Rotterdam is for many the symbol of the suffering of war. But Zadkine's connection with our country goes much further.

On Saturday, 10 June, join the free entrance tour through the exhibition Ossip Zadkine - Men, Myth and Metamorphosis. Ossip Zadkine (1888-1967) was inspired by classical antiquity and nature. His work centres on myths and metamorphoses. Museum JAN in Amstelveen is devoting an exhibition this summer and autumn to this Russian-French artist, who enjoys international fame as the creator of the war memorial “The destroyed city” in Rotterdam. Besides a select group of sculptures typical of Zadkine's view of art and artistry, a lesser-known part of his work will also be on display in Amstelveen. With his expressive gouaches, lithographs and etchings, Zadkine demonstrated an exceptional double talent.

JAN JUNIOR workshop ‘My world in a window’

I see, I see what you don’t see... Koen Vermeule loves to travel and often paints what he sees around him just a little bit differently. Join him on his journey and discover what Koen encounters!

Join us for a vibrant day at Museum JAN during 24H Amstelveen!

Start your morning with a piano concert by Li Xie, featuring works by Chopin, Satie, Philip Glass, and Debussy. Enjoy creative family-friendly activities from face painting to a stamp-making workshop. In the afternoon, immerse yourself in hip-hop and breakdance workshops, battles, and performances, in collaboration with BuentingSport.

Whether you watch or participate, it's a day full of energy and creativity—don’t miss it!
Free entry throughout 24H Amstelveen.

On Saturday, 10 May, join the free entrance tour through the exhibition Koen Vermeule - Poetry Suite. A wide selection of works are on show at Museum JAN. Paintings and gouaches - many of them never shown before - that depict his world, his perception, his view of the environment and the people in it. The images originate in unspectacular, everyday life. The urban landscapes are often pointed observations of our own time and contemporary human behaviour, while his landscapes are characterised by silence and timelessness.

5 May family workshop - personalize your ‘freedom apron’

In 1945, the liberation skirt became the symbol of the liberation celebration after the second world war: a patchwork skirt full of stories, memories and life lessons. Join this old tradition and show what freedom means to you.

Walk-in family workshop.
Free admission.
Fun for all ages. Children under 8 years old bring an adult.

Join us at Museum JAN on Friday, April 18 for a festive Easter family workshop.

Make your own glass Easter ornament and decorate it with beads, ribbons, and more.
A creative afternoon for all ages — walk in between 2:00 and 4:00 PM.

On Saturday, 12 April, join the free entrance tour through the first museum solo exhibition of Boris de Beijer. De Beijer graduated from the Rietveld Academy as a jewellery designer. Since then, he has led an interdisciplinary practice in which his work manoeuvres between the functional and the autonomous.

‘You have to paint what is your own life,’ Otto B. de Kat said in 1978.
His paintings do not show fleeting impressions, but a tranquil world full of pensive inspiration. Inspired by this atmosphere, dance teachers and performers bring Elodie Emilisa and Talitha Verbree his work to life in a unique dance performance on stage.

2 - part Masterclass 'From Stillness to Movement: ‘Model Drawing with Dancers'.

How do you capture movement on paper? How do you translate dance into line, form and expression?

Family workshop ‘Puzzle Post’: A secret letter in your mother tongue, fold and decorate. Ra ra ra what's in my letter? In the time of the English Queen Victoria (more than124 years ago!), people wrote letters in a very special way. They folded the paper into a nice shape, decorated it with drawings and wrote a secret message or a little poem.

This time the Poetry Café is in Museum JAN. Together we celebrate Book Week! The theme is ‘Your mother tongue’. Your mother tongue may be the language of your mother, but not necessarily. For many readers and authors, Dutch is not their first language, but it is their mother tongue.

On Saturday 8 March, you can join the entry-level tour of the exhibition of Otto B. de Kat and contemporaries. In this tour, you will get an insight into the background of the artist and his works, as well as those of de Kat's contemporaries.

Always wanted to make your own stamp? Come and stamp on it! Artist Boris de Beijer makes art that looks like it comes from the future, but also looks a bit like things from ancient times. How cool is that? Boris came up with a spiral shape and stamped it in liquid glass. What kind of stamp will you make?

Have you always wanted to make a crazy, funny or cool head? This is your chance! Artist Boris de Beijer was inspired by antiquity. His heads on a stick look like time travellers! But where does your head come from? From a crazy fantasy world, a comic book or maybe from another planet? In this workshop, you will work with clay and mould your own special head and decorate your artwork with beads, cardboard and foam paper. Are you ready for it? Sign up quickly for a spot!

On presentation of a museum ticket, you can join the extensive entrance tour through the first museum solo exhibition of Boris de Beijer for free.

Lecture - The stillness of Otto B. de Kat

Which contemporaries and art movements inspired Otto B. de Kat (1907-1995), and which artists, like him, tried to capture ‘the soul of things’? Find out during this art history lecture!

JAN JUNIOR Workshop - Speelgoed in de Spotlight!

Welk speelgoed zou jij laten schitteren in een schilderij? Ontdek hoe kunstenaar Otto B. de Kat het huiselijke leven schilderde en een dagelijks object zoals een stoel bijna tot leven liet komen in zijn schilderijen. Laat je inspireren en geef je favoriete knuffel, dinosaurus of superheld een plek in jouw eigen schilderij!

On presentation of a museum ticket, you can join the extensive tour of the exhibition on Otto B. de Kat and his contemporaries for free.

Family workshop: painting glass Christmas pendants

Get inspired by glass art and design your own unique Christmas pendant.

Walk-in: 2pm - 4pm on the 28th of December.
 Free participation in treasure hunt (excl. museum admission) cost of workshop: €3.50

Come along and experience a creative Christmas holiday in Museum JAN!

Family workshop: painting glass Christmas pendants

Get inspired by glass art and design your own unique Christmas pendant.

Walk-in: 2pm - 4pm on the 21st and 28th of December.
Free participation in treasure hunt (excl. museum admission) cost of workshop: €3.50

Come along and experience a creative Christmas holiday at Museum JAN!

On presentation of a museum ticket, you can join the extensive entrance tour through the first museum solo exhibition of Boris de Beijer for free.

On presentation of a museum ticket, you can join the extensive tour of the exhibition on Otto B. de Kat and his contemporaries for free.

Who was Anton Heyboer really? Was he an outsider who did not fit into society, a media genius with eccentric but harmless behaviour, or perhaps a brilliant artist struggling with the demons in his head? In a fascinating lecture, Heyboer expert Ruud Lapré will take you through Heyboer's fascinating life and explore why we can consider Heyboer a 'genius outsider'.

Who would you thank with a clay sculpture? Come to the workshop and, just like Anton, get your hands dirty and sculpt your favorite animal.

How did the lives of Lotti and Anton Heyboer become intertwined? What attracted her to start a new life dedicated to the artist in Den Ilp, surrounded by chickens, art and scrap wood? In a conversation with Marieke Uildriks, director of Museum JAN, Lotti talks about her enervating life.